1. Update: USDA-EPA Proposal on Land Based Pollution October 2002, Puerto Rico

2. 1. USDA & EPA co-lead effort to address LBP, using existing tools for pollution control 2. Form a Planning Committee 3. Co-host regional workshops in Pacific & Caribbean/Atlantic USDA-EPA Proposal Purpose: Coalesce on-going local efforts Support local jurisdictions to develop & implement Local Action Strategies

3. Pacific Land-based Pollution (LBP) Planning Committee EPA Region 9 NRCS Hawaii and Guam Guam CNMI Hawaii American Samoa

4. Pacific Regional Workshop on Coral Reefs and Land Based Pollution  June 23-24, 2003 Field trip and Workshop in Honolulu  Held in conjunction with Climate Change Workshop and EPA’s Annual Pacific Islands Environmental Conference  Over 100 attended

5. Pacific Regional LBP Workshop Topics Discussed: Impacts of pollutants on Pacific coral reefs Understanding and managing pollutant inputs Local Action Strategies to reduce impacts Success stories Funding, common needs, and next steps Larry Yamamoto, USDA Wayne Nastri, EPA

6. Common Needs Identified at Workshop Enforcement of existing environmental laws Increase local government capacity Training local technical staff Improved monitoring tools for assessing pollutant impacts & trigger levels for regulating sediments Improve outreach and education to diverse ethnic groups

7. Field Trip at Kaneohe Bay Visit Labs at Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology Snorkel in patch reefs dominated by non-native macroalgae

8. Invasive Algae in Kaneohe Bay Kappaphycus spp.

9. Present LAS’s to Pacific Regional Subcommittee at CRTF Support for implementation Atlantic/Caribbean workshop Next Steps for Land Based Pollution

10. www.epa.gov/r09/x_pr/islands/ conferences.html Website for Pacific Regional Workshop on Land Based Pollution